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thirst Philip White http://drinkster.blogspot.com/ Boffins baffled on booze to prove this. Others strive to prove the opposite. If the blogosphere’s to be believed, the wowsers are winning by a pint, but the damn cobweb’s jammed with contradic- tory shite. A Kaiser Permanente study J revealed polite tipplers – one glass a day – are 56 per cent less likely to develop Barrett’s oesophagus, where acid refl ux removes the protective mucous, leading to cancer. But exactly how wine might achieve this benefi cial effect is unclear, Dr Al Kubo reported in Gastroenterology. Wine will give you migraines. Oh really? So can cheese, chocolate, oranges and preservatives. But like the tea and coffee business, the cocoa lobby is fi ghting back at those who promote wine’s healthy offer- ings, suddenly claiming cocoa’s a “superfood”, like the voodoo healers’ spirulina, goji berries and acai berries. One lab claims cocoa has 200 per cent of the antioxidant content of red wine, three times the antioxi- dants of green tea, and reduces the effects of cancer, diabetes and heart disease, by lowering both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Tumbler of choc-mint liqueur, anybody? Wine will give you depression. Yep. Another genius claims that too much wine makes you fat – some- thing to do with its “empty” calories – while the University of Porto in Portugal claims that animals given red wine put on less weight than others who did the same amount of exercise over an eight-week period, which is something to do with red wine reducing fat storage by hiking oestrogen. eez. It’s starting to sound like too much booze is bad for you. Scientists spend billions trying Tufts University, near Boston in the US, studied thousands of people between the ages of 29 and 86 to report that those who chug-a-lug just a glass or two a day, especially post- menopausal women, had better bone density than teetotallers. Blokes who havemore than two a day have lower bone density, but women didn’t have the same response. They also think it’s because some drinking habits boost oestrogen. A British study claims that a small glass of wine, liquor or beer a day increases the risk of breast, rectum, liver, mouth and throat cancer in women by 6 per cent by the time they’re 75. Two drinks a day and you double it. The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle reckons lasses with a propensity to schlück more than 14 alcoholic drinks per week are 24 per cent more likely to develop breast cancer. Another study suggests alcohol-related breast cancer was stronger among women who have used post- menopausal hormones. Somebody else says it’s red wine that increases the incidence of breast cancer; but because of the good stuff in grape skins, to which red wine has more prolonged contact, the antioxidant component in reds keeps you alive. Similarly, the bitterness of hops in beer can be of benefit. But new research at Canada’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and other reports from Germany suggest the acetaldehydes in alcohol are a cancer trigger. You get rid of them with sulphur dioxide, to which some are allergic. It’s a good argument for responsi- ble, clean winemaking, thinks me. Other boffi ns claim one-third of Japanese, Chinese and Korean drinkers get facial flushing, nausea Photo: Ross Duncan and an increased heart rate from small amounts of alcohol, mainly because of an inherited lack of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2. The Queensland Institute of Medical Research and L'Oréal Recherche in Paris, jointly claim that modest amounts of oily fi sh and wine may decrease the occurrence of actinic keratoses, pre-malignant actinic tumors of the skin, and work like an internal sunblock. Southampton University in the UK claims that long-term daily drinkers are at greater risk of developing serious liver disease than weekly binge drinkers. Researchers in Scotland say heavy-drinking pregnant Scots will increase the number of babies with foetal alcohol syndrome, which promises a life of mental retardation, behavioural issues, heart and brain damage, and the elfi n facial defect. The American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society say two drinks a day for men and one a day for women is good, but claim that if you’re not a drinker, you shouldn’t start, because the risks outweigh the benefits. Another report says it’s better to eat red grapes or drink grape Romney Park Hahndorf Adelaide Hills Blanc de Blancs 2004 $67.50 12.5% alcohol Crown seal 94+ It’s been a year since I last drank this scrumptious luxury, and in that time (this particular bottle was on lees until February 13, 2009) it has become much more rare, a lot more expensive, and, well, better. I drank it recently at The Victory, with the Domaine de la Romney Parkers, half the Honeymoon Hillers, and none other than Doug Govan himself. Antonio Carluccio sat unrecognised a table away, photographing every dish he ordered while he drank Paxton’s Quangdong Farm Shiraz and Romney Park’s new pinot noir. But the star of the day was this amazing fi zz: think of Billecart-Salmon’s Blanc de Blanc without the Avize component. Delicate cashew and carambola aromas have joined the dry meadow blooms that were there a year or so ago, and the apples have become slightly poached quince, with maybe just half a clove. I’m waiting for a better Australian fi zz. This is now simply exquisite – easily the best South Australian sparkler, ever, and maybe the best Australian. It’s gorgeous, delicate, forceful, elegant: hand-disgorged upon order, and best about three months after disgorgement, so I’d be calling Rod Short at Romney Park now to ensure your spring and Christmas fi zz will be delivered in perfect order. juice. The University of Western Australia says that women who daily consume a small button mushroom cut their chance of breast cancer by two-thirds! “Stick to water and stay away from alcohol like whiskey, beer, wine and coffee,” says another expert, obviously not from Adelaide. “They tend to stick to your teeth and cause plague.” Plague, eh? I thought you got that from rats. So I’ll leave that with you while I fatten myself up on slimming biscuits and Vegemite, to heal this hangover I got from far too much organic wine. STONYFELL WINERY HUGE EASTER SALE QUALITY AUSTRALIAN WINES FROM $4 A BOTTLE BAROSSA SHIRAZ 2004 $60 A CARTON ($5 A BOTTLE) ADELAIDE HILLS CLASSIC DRY WHITE 2007 $48 A CARTON ($4 A BOTTLE) SA SHIRAZ CABERNET 2006 $48 A CARTON ($4 A BOTTLE) PLUS OUR ENTIRE NEW CELLAR DOOR RANGE ON SPECIAL!! ALL WINES AVAILABLE FOR TASTING AT STONYFELL WINERY THIS WEEKEND 15MINS FROM THE CBD Stonyfell Winery, Stonyfell Road, Stonyfell Phone 08 8331 7575 Fax 08 8331 9674 www.amphorawinesdirect.com.au davide@amphorawines.com.au April 3 - 8, 2009 The Independent Weekly 31 www.independentweekly.com.au